Load swf from a tree

Question

Could someone show me how to load swf file from a link on a
tree node? The tree would come from embeded xml.
Thanks

Answer 1

I am getting 1034 Type coercion error. I have Googled it this
error must have hundreds of links. Is it a bug in Flex 3? Here is
the code. The problem only occurs when I link to a swf.
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="vertical"
verticalAlign="middle"
backgroundColor="white">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.events.ListEvent;
import mx.managers.*;
import mx.flash.*;
import mx.controls.treeClasses.*;
private var t:Tree;
private var dataObj:Object;
private var suffix:String;
private function tree_itemClick(evt:ListEvent):void {
var t:Tree = evt.currentTarget as Tree;
var dataObj:Object = evt.itemRenderer.data;
if (dataObj.hasOwnProperty("@src")) {
swfLoader.source = dataObj.@src;
} else if (t.dataDescriptor.isBranch(t.selectedItem)) {
swfLoader.source = null;
panel.status = "";
private function tree_labelFunc(item:Object):String {
var suffix:String = "";
if (tree.dataDescriptor.isBranch(item)) {
suffix = " (" + item.children().length() + ")";
return item.@label + suffix;
private function swfLoader_complete(evt:Event):void {
panel.status = (swfLoader.bytesTotal/1024).toFixed(2) +
'KB';
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:XML id="dp" source="data/dp.xml" />
<mx:HDividedBox width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:Panel width="200" height="100%">
<mx:Tree id="tree"
dataProvider="{dp}"
labelFunction="tree_labelFunc"
showRoot="false"
width="100%"
height="100%"
itemClick="tree_itemClick(event);" />
</mx:Panel>
<mx:Panel id="panel"
width="100%"
height="100%"
backgroundColor="white">
<mx:SWFLoader id="swfLoader"
scaleContent="true"
width="100%"
height="100%"
complete="swfLoader_complete(event);"/>
<mx:ControlBar>
<mx:LinkButton label="{swfLoader.source.toString()}"
/>
</mx:ControlBar>
</mx:Panel>
</mx:HDividedBox>
</mx:Application>